As the use of DMs is soaring, Twitter just made an interesting move by adding a “message” button on all tweets to encourage users to use the DM feature and take conversations private.

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A new DM button (small envelope) will appear under tweets, right next to the ‘Favourite” heart. When tapped, the button will lead you to a new screen where you can choose with whom you would like to share this tweet via DM.

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This update is about making conversations richer in DM as it makes it easier to share content with your friends on the platform.

It also comes to surf on the DM trend. Millions of direct messages are exchanged on Twitter every day. In fact, the number of DMs sent on the platform has grown by over 60% in 2015, according to Twitter.

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Geoff is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of We are Social Media. He also leads the Social Media team at Zimmerman, an Omnicom agency based out of South Florida, USA. Geoff is also a visiting lecturer at Universities across Europe and the US, and an international #smm speaker.